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In this paper we will investigate the singular points of the following unstable free boundary problem: {equation}\label{Eq} \Delta u= -\chi_{\{u>0\}} \quad\quad\textrm{in} B_1(0) {equation} where $\chi_{\{u>0\}}$ is the characteristic…

We study the boundary value problem $-{\rm div}((|\nabla u|^{p\_1(x) -2}+|\nabla u|^{p\_2(x)-2})\nabla u)=f(x,u)$ in $\Omega$, $u=0$ on $\partial\Omega$, where $\Omega$ is a smooth bounded domain in $\RR^N$. We focus on the cases when…

We extend Shi's 2002 quantum lower bound for collision in $r$-to-one functions with $n$ inputs. Shi's bound of $\Omega((n/r)^{1/3})$ is tight, but his proof applies only in the case where the range has size at least $3n/2$. We give a…

In this paper we study the optimization problem $$\mu^\star(\Omega):=\inf_{u\in \semi}\frac{\into |\n u|^2 \dx}{\into V u^2 \dx}$$ in a suitable functional space $\semi$. Here, $V$ is the multi-singular potential given by $$V:=\sum_{1\leq…

In this paper, we consider the well-known following shape optimization problem: $$\lambda_2(\Omega^*)=\min_{\stackrel{|\Omega|=V_0} {\Omega\textrm{ convex}}} \lambda_2(\Omega),$$ where $\lambda_2(\Om)$ denotes the second eigenvalue of the…

In this paper, we obtain \textit{quantitative} estimates on the fine structure of the singular set of the mutual boundary $\partial \Omega^{\pm}$ for pairs of complementary domains, $\Omega^+, \Omega^- \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ which arise in a…

We prove a multiplicity result for non-constant weak solutions $u \in H^1(\Omega)$ for the quasilinear elliptic equation \[ \begin{cases} \displaystyle-\text{div}(A(x,u)\nabla u) + \frac{1}{2} D_sA(x,u)\nabla u \cdot \nabla u = g(x,u) -…

The existence of positive solutions is considered for the Dirichlet problem \[ \left\{ \begin{array} [c]{rcll}% -\Delta_{p}u & = & \lambda\omega_{1}(x)\left\vert u\right\vert ^{q-2}% u+\beta\omega_{2}(x)\left\vert u\right\vert…

Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^N$ ($N \geq 3$) be a $C^2$ bounded domain and $\Sigma \subset \Omega$ is a $C^2$ compact boundaryless submanifold in $\mathbb{R}^N$ of dimension $k$, $0\leq k < N-2$. For $\mu\leq (\frac{N-k-2}{2})^2$, put…

Let $\gamma > 0\,$, $\beta > 0\,$, $\alpha > 0$ and $0 < \sigma N < 4$. In the present paper, we study, for $c > 0$ given, the constrained minimization problem \begin{equation*} \label{MinL2fixed} m(c):=\inf_{u\in S (c) }E(u),…

This paper investigates sloshing problems defined by $-\Delta u=0$ in $\Omega$, with mixed boundary conditions: $\partial_{\nu}u=\lambda u$ on $S$, and either $\partial_{\nu}u=0$ or $u=0$ on $W$. Here, $\Omega$ represents a smooth bounded…

In this work, we study the two following minimization problems for $r \in \mathbb{N}^{*}$, \begin{equation*} \begin{array}{ccc} S_{0,r}(\varphi)=\displaystyle\inf_{u\in H_{0}^{r}(\Omega)\,|u+\varphi\|_{L^{2^{*r}}}=1}\|u\|_{r}^{2}&…

Introducing a suitable solution concept, we show that in bounded smooth domains $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^n$, $n\ge 1$, the initial boundary value problem for the chemotaxis system \begin{align*} u_t&=\Delta u…

In this paper we prove that the shape optimization problem $$\min\left\{\lambda_k(\Omega):\ \Omega\subset\R^d,\ \Omega\ \hbox{open},\ P(\Omega)=1,\ |\Omega|<+\infty\right\},$$ has a solution for any $k\in\N$ and dimension $d$. Moreover,…

We study the following boundary value problem (P)\ \ \ \ \ {-\mathrm{div}(a(|\nabla u|)\nabla u)=f(x,u),\ & in $\Omega$, u=0, & on $\partial\Omega$} with nonhomogeneous principal part. By assuming the nonlinearity $f(x, t)$ being…

We show the existence of a Lipschitz viscosity solution $u$ in $\Omega$ to a system of fully nonlinear equations involving Pucci-type operators. We study the regularity of the interface $\partial \{ u> 0 \}\cap\Om$ and we show that the…

The non-transversal intersection of the free boundary with the fixed boundary is obtained for nonlinear uniformly elliptic operators when $\Omega = \{\nabla u \neq 0\} \cap \{x_n>0\}$ thereby solving a problem in elliptic theory that in the…

We consider an optimal rearrangement minimization problem involving the fractional Laplace operator $(-\Delta)^s$, $0<s<1$, and Gagliardo-Nirenberg seminorm $|u|_s$. We prove the existence of the unique minimizer, analyze its properties as…

We consider the nonlinear eigenvalue problem $-{\rm div}(|\nabla u|^{p(x)-2}\nabla u)=\lambda |u|^{q(x)-2}u$ in $\Omega$, $u=0$ on $\partial\Omega$, where $\Omega$ is a bounded open set in $\RR^N$ with smooth boundary and $p$, $q$ are…

We consider minimizers of \[ F(\lambda_1(\Omega),\ldots,\lambda_N(\Omega)) + |\Omega|, \] where $F$ is a function nondecreasing in each parameter, and $\lambda_k(\Omega)$ is the $k$-th Dirichlet eigenvalue of $\Omega$. This includes, in…